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if so be that being clothed we will not be found naked.
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Hope for a Body, Not a 'Naked' Soul
Commentators agree that Paul uses 'naked' to describe a disembodied, formless state, which is not the ultimate hope for believers. The Christian's destiny isn't to become a shadowy spirit but to be 'clothed' with a new, glorified body fit for eternity. This verse confidently asserts that our future is an embodied one, full of substance and reality.
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2 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
If so be that being clothed. This passage has been interpreted in a great many different ways. The view of Locke is given above. Rosenmull…
Being clothed (ενδυσαμενο). First aorist middle participle, having put on the garment.
Naked (γυμνο). That…
19th Century
Anglican
If so be that being clothed . . .—The Greek particles express rather more than the English phrase does, the truth of what follows.…
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Baptist
Earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: if it be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
These verses belong together, since v.4 expands v.2, while v.3 is parenthetical. One reason for Paul’s assurance of his future acquisition of a res…
16th Century
Protestant
He restricts since clothed to believers, concerning what he had said about the certainty of a future life, as this is something unique to …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If so be that being clothed This supposition is made with respect to the saints who shall be alive at Christ's secon…
The believer not only is well assured by faith that there is another and a happy life after this one ends, but he has good hope, through grace, of …
13th Century
Catholic
After commending the ministry of the New Testament for its dignity and use, the Apostle now commends it for its reward. Although he had already sai…
